Business Adviser

Business Adviser - Office of General Counsel

Your role

At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

You'll be a part of our Office of General Counsel (OGC) team based in any of our Australian offices. The OGC is the firm's in-house legal team. It provides a range of legal advice and assists with the firm's management of conflicts issues and with ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and upholding best legal practice.

As a Business Adviser in our OGC team you will be a key member of the team and provide a broad range of assistance across the OGC function including:

- ensuring that all compliance related tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner;
- monitoring and updating multiple firm registers that support the firm's functions and compliance;
- supporting internal policy development and compliance;
- providing expert input on firm initiatives;
- coordinating the certification process for lawyers including the renewal of Practicing Certificates, providing assistance with the admission process for the firm's law graduates and assisting with continuing professional development (CPD) queries; and
- assisting the lawyers in the OGC team in all aspects of their role.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity. Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

You will have:

- have strong communication and organisation skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment;
- possess keen attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all aspects of work;
- the ability to work as part of a team and autonomously;
- a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service;
- the ability to manage multiple priorities;
- an ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality at all times;
- an interest in legal administration as well as risk management and compliance; and
- a desire to learn, grow, network and mentor others.

Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:

- Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
- Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, emergency childcare, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
- Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
- Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible
- parental leave policy
- 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
- Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

How to apply?
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At Allens, we've been building legal careers for 200 years; longer than any other firm in Australia. The impact of our people extends to almost every sphere of business, government, the judiciary and the wider legal profession. We continue to provide opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to build outstanding careers and shape the world around them.

Through our alliance with Linklaters, we work in a global network of 41 offices in 26 countries. Our size and global reach provide exceptional opportunities for career development, including both on-the-job learning and formal training and development opportunities.

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